The cluster supply chain can effectively solve the coordination among the small and medium enterprises. This paper firstly gives the concept and features of the cluster supply chain. Then, this paper expounds four models of the collaborative procurement in the cluster supply chain environment, including the model of non-horizontal coordination and non-vertical coordination, the model of nonhorizontal coordination but vertical coordination, the model of horizontal coordination but non-vertical coordination and the model of horizontal coordination and vertical coordination. From the calculation result, we can draw the conclusion that the model of horizontal coordination and vertical coordination in the cluster supply chain environment can obtain the biggest amount profit. At last, this paper points out that the informatization construction is an important safeguard of collaborative procurement in the cluster supply chain environment.

Xinmou Huang. Research on Collaborative Procurement in the Cluster Supply Chain Environment.  International Journal of New Developments in Engineering and Society (2017) Vol.1, Num.1: 36-39.

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